''Ireland''s answer to Delia and Nigella'' Sunday Telegraph Stella magazine

''Our first lady of food'' Irish Independent

''There''s not much this gourmet grande dame doesn''t know'' Nigel Slater

Nearly 30 years on from the original Simply Delicious book and TV series, Darina Allen brings together 100 of her timeless, tried and trusted recipes. Divided into:

Soups & Starters - Winter Leek & Potato Soup, Smoked Trout with Cucumber Salad & Horseradish Sauce and Ballymaloe Chicken Liver Pate

Meat - Ballymaloe Irish Stew, Dingle Pie and Steak with Bearnaise Sauce & Chips

Poultry - Farmhouse Chicken and Roast Duck with Apple Sauce & Cabbage

Fish - Ballycotton Fish Pie, Three-minute Fish and Cod with Leeks & Buttered Crumbs

Vegetarian - Macaroni Cheese, Mushroom Risotto and Potato, Carrot & Cauliflower Curry

Salads - Roast Red Pepper, Lentil & Goat''s Cheese Salad, A Warm Winter Salad with Duck Liver''s & Hazelnut Oil Dressing and Red & Yellow Tomato Salad with Mint or Basil

Puddings - Ballymaloe Vanilla Ice Cream, Country Rhubarb Cake, Caramel Mousse with Praline